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Post by macbeth on Jan 14, 2024 22:38:03 GMT
Yesterday I did finish 2 more 4Pk for my Macedonian Early Successor (Polyperchon) and came close to finishing a couple more elements for the Asiatic Early Successor (Other)
Cheers
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Post by carll on Jan 15, 2024 19:44:07 GMT
Macbeth & Haardrada all power to your painting mojos.... CarlL
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Post by carll on Jan 15, 2024 19:54:17 GMT
Making a good (second) start on my 25mm Gladiator / Spartacus army project. The idea (some 30 to 40 years ago) was to produce a BIG DBA army. I am mixing history and Hollywood, by depicting the close order parts of Spartacus army as gladiators rather than in captured Roman kit. So last week I laid out the contents of my Spartacus box on my games table, and found I had all the figures needed and all de-flashed and primed. So I put the 15 DBA Blade elements on painting sticks and decided I would use dark ink over the white primer where the figures have helmets, other armour or padding protection, so that I can then dry brush over to try and pick out the details on the sculpted figure. Today I completed that task so next I can look at dry brushing armour then dry brush padded arms etc.. I also managed to wrap some milliput around two vexillum spear points to create coiled snake like decoration for their tops, on a foot and a mounted vexillum carrying figures, as future standard bearers for Spartacus! CarlL
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Post by Haardrada on Jan 15, 2024 20:44:22 GMT
Making a good (second) start on my 25mm Gladiator / Spartacus army project. The idea (some 30 to 40 years ago) was to produce a BIG DBA army. I am mixing history and Hollywood, by depicting the close order parts of Spartacus army as gladiators rather than in captured Roman kit. So last week I laid out the contents of my Spartacus box on my games table, and found I had all the figures needed and all de-flashed and primed. So I put the 15 DBA Blade elements on painting sticks and decided I would use dark ink over the white primer where the figures have helmets, other armour or padding protection, so that I can then dry brush over to try and pick out the details on the sculpted figure. Today I completed that task so next I can look at dry brushing armour then dry brush padded arms etc.. I also managed to wrap some milliput around two vexillum spear points to create coiled snake like decoration for their tops, on a foot and a mounted vexillum carrying figures, as future standard bearers for Spartacus! CarlL Good luck with your new project Carll,it's nice to read a bit background on what work is to be done and understand a bit of what the job entails....to me that is also a vital and enjoyable part of the hobby.🙂👍
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Post by macbeth on Jan 15, 2024 22:19:17 GMT
I spent some time at the painting desk yesterday and finished off 2xSp and 1xEl for the Asiatic Early Successor
Cheers
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Post by carll on Jan 16, 2024 20:09:45 GMT
Cheers Haardrada. I forgot to add that I had been seeking help over on the Society of ancients forum. One of the ideas I am pursuing is: "What "might" the Spartacus army have used as banners or symbols to separate them from their Roman enemies?" I came up with ideas that I could create (a hypothetical) banner depicting Dionysus on a vexillum, under the symbol of a snake. The gladiators in Italy are reported to have followed the cult of Dionysus (aka Bacchus to the Romans) so I set about searching images of archaeological finds depicting Greek (or Roman) ideas of the persona of Dionysus, mostly on vases or mosaics. Hopefully one such example attached. The snake comes from the same cult being associated with snakes and displays by followers of the cult of their courage by holding snakes. It is reported that Dionysus wife was a 'seer' and follower of this cult. So she may make an appearance to on his command base! I have been unable to find many references to what the 'rebellious slaves' (who followed Spartacus) actually believed in, so other ideas like following the Greek deity of Eleutheria (freedom roughly speaking) or the Roman deity of Libertas (liberty) are possible too. Here is one ancient potters rendition of older Dionysus: Here is another (from a mosaic) depicting Dionysus invading India: CarlL
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Post by Haardrada on Jan 18, 2024 10:57:48 GMT
I managed to complete the first batch of the Medieval Germans this morning(5x3Kn including General)...all bannered,pennoned and glued to the bases.🙂
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Post by Haardrada on Jan 18, 2024 11:23:27 GMT
Cheers Haardrada. I forgot to add that I had been seeking help over on the Society of ancients forum. One of the ideas I am pursuing is: "What "might" the Spartacus army have used as banners or symbols to separate them from their Roman enemies?" I came up with ideas that I could create (a hypothetical) banner depicting Dionysus on a vexillum, under the symbol of a snake. The gladiators in Italy are reported to have followed the cult of Dionysus (aka Bacchus to the Romans) so I set about searching images of archaeological finds depicting Greek (or Roman) ideas of the persona of Dionysus, mostly on vases or mosaics. Hopefully one such example attached. The snake comes from the same cult being associated with snakes and displays by followers of the cult of their courage by holding snakes. It is reported that Dionysus wife was a 'seer' and follower of this cult. So she may make an appearance to on his command base! I have been unable to find many references to what the 'rebellious slaves' (who followed Spartacus) actually believed in, so other ideas like following the Greek deity of Eleutheria (freedom roughly speaking) or the Roman deity of Libertas (liberty) are possible too. Here is one ancient potters rendition of older Dionysus: Here is another (from a mosaic) depicting Dionysus invading India: CarlL You already seem to be on a convincing path to some really cool banners already Carll....and I bet it's adding to your enjoyment...maybe some slogan banners too,either in greek or Latin?
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Post by skb777 on Jan 18, 2024 12:51:47 GMT
How about ‘Down with this sort of thing’
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Post by martin on Jan 18, 2024 18:02:17 GMT
How about ‘Down with this sort of thing’ …Careful now….☘️
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Post by carll on Jan 18, 2024 20:23:58 GMT
Haardrada, Wow! "first batch of the Medieval Germans this morning(5x3Kn including General)...all bannered,pennoned and glued to the bases" thats nearly half a DBA army, banners and based too. IMPRESSIVE! CarlL
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Post by carll on Jan 18, 2024 20:26:30 GMT
skb777, my apologies.... was it all too much? Or is "Down with this sort of thing" a line I had forgotten in the Spartacus movie? all best CarlL
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Post by skb777 on Jan 18, 2024 22:31:21 GMT
skb777, my apologies.... was it all too much? Or is "Down with this sort of thing" a line I had forgotten in the Spartacus movie? [ youtu.be/gT9xuXQjxMMSorry I should have explained, Martin was on the same wavelength at least 🙈 - I thought it would be perfect for your Spartacus slogans.
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Post by Haardrada on Jan 19, 2024 8:45:35 GMT
I started batch two of the Medieval Germans this morning....6x4Bd(including 4 dismounted Kn),prepped and undercoated.🙂
Carll you would think that by adding a further six elements you would be nearly finished,but with four of the next elements being dismounted Kn I'd only actually have seven of the permitted elements that I can place on the table ready...it just looks like a small step when actually you are going a good way to completing the army as batch 3 consists of only five elements.😂
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Post by macbeth on Jan 19, 2024 12:32:47 GMT
Over the last 2 days I have completed 1xEl for the Macedonian Early Successor (Polyperchon) 1x4Bw, 1xSp, 1xPs and 1xCv for the Palaialogan Byzantine - this army is now legal, I can field a legal 12 element army from the completed figures.
Cheers
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